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Cheng Y, Ji Y, Zhang D, Liu X, Xia Z, Liu X, Yang X, Huang W. Nitrogen-Blowing Assisted Strategy for Fabricating Large-Area Organic Solar Modules with an Efficiency of 15.6. Polymers (Basel) 2024; 16:1590. [PMID: 38891536 PMCID: PMC11174350 DOI: 10.3390/polym16111590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Revised: 04/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Organic solar cells (OSCs) are one of the most promising photovoltaic technologies due to their affordability and adaptability. However, upscaling is a critical issue that hinders the commercialization of OSCs. A significant challenge is the lack of cost-effective and facile techniques to modulate the morphology of the active layers. The slow solvent evaporation leads to an unfavorable phase separation, thus resulting in a low power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic solar modules. Here, a nitrogen-blowing assisted method is developed to fabricate a large-area organic solar module (active area = 12 cm2) utilizing high-boiling-point solvents, achieving a PCE of 15.6%. The device fabricated with a high-boiling-point solvent produces a more uniform and smoother large-area film, and the assistance of nitrogen-blowing accelerates solvent evaporation, resulting in an optimized morphology with proper phase separation and finer aggregates. Moreover, the device fabricated by the nitrogen-blowing assisted method exhibits improved exciton dissociation, balanced carrier mobility, and reduced charge recombination. This work proposes a universal and cost-effective technique for the fabrication of high-efficiency organic solar modules.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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Song J, Zhang C, Li C, Qiao J, Yu J, Gao J, Wang X, Hao X, Tang Z, Lu G, Yang R, Yan H, Sun Y. Non-halogenated Solvent-Processed Organic Solar Cells with Approaching 20 % Efficiency and Improved Photostability. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202404297. [PMID: 38526996 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202404297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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The development of high-efficiency organic solar cells (OSCs) processed from non-halogenated solvents is crucially important for their scale-up industry production. However, owing to the difficulty of regulating molecular aggregation, there is a huge efficiency gap between non-halogenated and halogenated solvent processed OSCs. Herein, we fabricate o-xylene processed OSCs with approaching 20 % efficiency by incorporating a trimeric guest acceptor named Tri-V into the PM6:L8-BO-X host blend. The incorporation of Tri-V effectively restricts the excessive aggregation of L8-BO-X, regulates the molecular packing and optimizes the phase-separation morphology, which leads to mitigated trap density states, reduced energy loss and suppressed charge recombination. Consequently, the PM6:L8-BO-X:Tri-V-based device achieves an efficiency of 19.82 %, representing the highest efficiency for non-halogenated solvent-processed OSCs reported to date. Noticeably, with the addition of Tri-V, the ternary device shows an improved photostability than binary PM6:L8-BO-X-based device, and maintains 80 % of the initial efficiency after continuous illumination for 1380 h. This work provides a feasible approach for fabricating high-efficiency, stable, eco-friendly OSCs, and sheds new light on the large-scale industrial production of OSCs.
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- Jiali Song
- International Innovation Institute, Beihang University, Hangzhou, 311115, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- School of Physics State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Center for Advanced Low-dimension Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China
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- X. Wang, R. Yang, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices (Ministry of Education), School of Optoelectronic Materials & Technology, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, P. R. China
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- School of Physics State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Center for Advanced Low-dimension Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P. R. China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710054, P. R. China
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- X. Wang, R. Yang, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices (Ministry of Education), School of Optoelectronic Materials & Technology, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- International Innovation Institute, Beihang University, Hangzhou, 311115, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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Yang H, Che Y, Cooper AI, Chen L, Li X. Machine Learning Accelerated Exploration of Ternary Organic Heterojunction Photocatalysts for Sacrificial Hydrogen Evolution. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 38040666 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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Donor-acceptor heterojunctions in organic photocatalysts can provide enhanced exciton dissociation and charge separation, thereby improving the photocatalytic activity. However, the wide choice of possible donors and acceptors poses a challenge for the rational design of organic heterojunction photocatalysts, particularly for large ternary phase spaces. We accelerated the exploration of ternary organic heterojunction photocatalysts (TOHP) by using a combination of machine learning and high-throughput experimental screening. This involved 736 experiments in all, out of possible 4320 ternary combinations. The top ten most active TOHPs discovered using this strategy showed outstanding sacrificial hydrogen production rates of more than 500 mmol g-1 h-1, with the most active ternary material reaching a rate of 749.8 mmol g-1 h-1 under 1 sun illumination. These rates of photocatalytic hydrogen generation are among the highest reported for organic photocatalysts in the literature.
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- Haofan Yang
- Leverhulme Research Centre for Functional Materials Design, Materials Innovation Factory and Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L7 3NY, U.K
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- Leverhulme Research Centre for Functional Materials Design, Materials Innovation Factory and Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L7 3NY, U.K
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- Leverhulme Research Centre for Functional Materials Design, Materials Innovation Factory and Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L7 3NY, U.K
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- School of Chemistry and School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Reactive Chemistry on Solid Surfaces, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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Wang X, Wang J, Wang P, Han C, Bi F, Wang J, Zheng N, Sun C, Li Y, Bao X. Embedded Host/Guest Alloy Aggregations Enable High-Performance Ternary Organic Photovoltaics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2305652. [PMID: 37523613 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202305652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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The ternary strategy has been intensively studied to improve the power conversion efficiencies of organic photovoltaics. Thereinto, the location of the guest component plays a critical role, but few reports have been devoted to this concern. Hereon, the distribution of LA1 as a guest acceptor in a variety of ternary scenarios is reported and the dominating driving forces of managing the guest distribution and operating modes are outlined. Governed by the appropriate relationship of compatibility, crystallinity, and surface energies between host and guest acceptors, as well as interfacial interactions between donor and dual acceptors, most of the LA1 molecules permeate into the internal of host acceptor phases, forming embedded host/guest alloy-like aggregations. The characteristic distributions greatly optimize the morphologies, maximize energy transfer, and enhance exciton/charge behaviors. Particularly, PM6:IT-4F:LA1 ternary cells afford high efficiency of 15.27% with impressive fill factors (FF) over 81%. The popularization studies further verify the superiority of the LA1-involved alloy structures, and with the Y6-family acceptor as the host component, an outstanding efficiency of 19.17% is received. The results highlight the importance of guest distribution in ternary systems and shed light on the governing factors of distributing the guests in ternary cells.
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- Xiaoning Wang
- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Laboratory of Solar Energy, Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao, 266101, China
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Liu JY, Zhang XH, Fang H, Zhang SQ, Chen Y, Liao Q, Chen HM, Chen HP, Lin MJ. Novel Semiconductive Ternary Hybrid Heterostructures for Artificial Optoelectronic Synapses. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2302197. [PMID: 37403302 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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Synaptic devices that mimic biological synapses are considered as promising candidates for brain-inspired devices, offering the functionalities in neuromorphic computing. However, modulation of emerging optoelectronic synaptic devices has rarely been reported. Herein, a semiconductive ternary hybrid heterostructure is prepared with a D-D'-A configuration by introducing polyoxometalate (POM) as an additional electroactive donor (D') into a metalloviologen-based D-A framework. The obtained material features an unprecedented porous 8-connected bcu-net that accommodates nanoscale [α-SiW12 O40 ]4- counterions, displaying uncommon optoelectronic responses. Besides, the fabricated synaptic device based on this material can achieve dual-modulation of synaptic plasticity due to the synergetic effect of electron reservoir POM and photoinduced electron transfer. And it can successfully simulate learning and memory processes similar to those in biological systems. The result provides a facile and effective strategy to customize multi-modality artificial synapses in the field of crystal engineering, which opens a new direction for developing high-performance neuromorphic devices.
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- Jing-Yan Liu
- Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated Materials, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- Institure of Optoelectronic Display, National & Local United Engineering Lab of Flat Panel Display Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated Materials, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- College of Zhicheng, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated Materials, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- Institure of Optoelectronic Display, National & Local United Engineering Lab of Flat Panel Display Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350002, P. R. China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, 350100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated Materials, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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Huang YC, Cha HC, Huang SH, Li CF, Santiago SRM, Tsao CS. Highly Efficient Flexible Roll-to-Roll Organic Photovoltaics Based on Non-Fullerene Acceptors. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:4005. [PMID: 37836054 PMCID: PMC10575468 DOI: 10.3390/polym15194005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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The ability of organic photovoltaics (OPVs) to be deposited on flexible substrates by roll-to-roll (R2R) processes is highly attractive for rapid mass production. Many research teams have demonstrated the great potential of flexible OPVs. However, the fabrication of R2R-coated OPVs is quite limited. There is still a performance gap between the R2R flexible OPVs and the rigid OPVs. In this study, we demonstrate the promising photovoltaic characteristics of flexible OPVs fabricated from blends of low bandgap polymer poly[(2,6-(4,8-bis(5-(2-ethylhexyl)thiophen-2-yl)-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene))-alt-(5,5-(1',3'-di-2-thienyl-5',7'-bis(2-ethylhexyl)benzo[1',2'-c:4',5'-c']dithiophene-4,8-dione)] (PBDB-T) and non-fullerene 3,9-bis(2-methylene-(3-(1,1-dicyanomethylene)-indanone))-5,5,11,11-tetrakis(4-hexylphenyl)-dithieno[2,3-d:2',3'-d']-s-indaceno[1,2-b:5,6-b']dithiophene (ITIC). We successfully R2R slot-die coated the flexible OPVs with high power conversion efficiency (PCE) of over 8.9% under irradiation of simulated sunlight. Our results indicate that the processing parameters significantly affect the PCE of R2R flexible OPVs. By adjusting the amount of solvent additive and processing temperature, as well as optimizing thermal annealing conditions, the high PCE of R2R slot-die coated OPVs can be obtained. These results provide significant insights into the fundamentals of highly efficient OPVs for the R2R slot-die coating process.
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- Yu-Ching Huang
- Department of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan
- Organic Electronics Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Taoyuan 32546, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan
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- Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Taoyuan 32546, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Hassan T, Sajid I, Ramzan Saeed Ashraf Janjua M, Shafiq Z, Yasir Mehboob M, Sultan N. Non-fullerene based photovoltaic materials for solar cell applications: DFT-based analysis and interpretation. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2023; 1224:114128. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2023.114128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Li D, Deng N, Fu Y, Guo C, Zhou B, Wang L, Zhou J, Liu D, Li W, Wang K, Sun Y, Wang T. Fibrillization of Non-Fullerene Acceptors Enables 19% Efficiency Pseudo-Bulk Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2208211. [PMID: 36418914 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202208211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The structural order and aggregation of non-fullerene acceptors (NFA) are critical toward light absorption, phase separation, and charge transport properties of their photovoltaic blends with electron donors, and determine the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the corresponding organic solar cells (OSCs). In this work, the fibrillization of small molecular NFA L8-BO with the assistance of fused-ring solvent additive 1-fluoronaphthalene (FN) to substantially improve device PCE is demonstrated. Molecular dynamics simulations show that FN attaches to the backbone of L8-BO as the molecular bridge to enhance the intermolecular packing , inducing 1D self-assembly of L8-BO into fine fibrils with a compact polycrystal structure. The L8-BO fibrils are incorporated into a pseudo-bulk heterojunction (P-BHJ) active layer with D18 as a donor, and show enhanced light absorption, charge transport, and collection properties, leading to enhanced PCE from 16.0% to an unprecedented 19.0% in the D18/L8-BO binary P-BHJ OSC, featuring a high fill factor of 80%. This work demonstrates a strategy for fibrillating NFAs toward the enhanced performance of OSCs.
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- Donghui Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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Chen S, Hong L, Dong M, Deng W, Shao L, Bai Y, Zhang K, Liu C, Wu H, Huang F. A Polyfluoroalkyl-Containing Non-fullerene Acceptor Enables Self-Stratification in Organic Solar Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202213869. [PMID: 36333961 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202213869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The elaborate control of the vertical phase distribution within an active layer is critical to ensuring the high performance of organic solar cells (OSCs), but is challenging. Herein, a self-stratification active layer is realised by adding a novel polyfluoroalkyl-containing non-fullerene small-molecule acceptor (NFSMA), EH-C8 F17 , as the guest into PM6:BTP-eC9 blend. A favourable vertical morphology was obtained with an upper acceptor-enriched thin layer and a lower undisturbed bulk heterojunction layer. Consequently, a power conversion efficiency of 18.03 % was achieved, higher than the efficiency of 17.40 % for the device without EH-C8 F17 . Additionally, benefiting from the improved charge transport and collection realised by this self-stratification strategy, the OSC with a thickness of 350 nm had an impressive PCE of 16.89 %. The results of the study indicate that polyfluoroalkyl-containing NFSMA-assisted self-stratification within the active layer is effective for realising an ideal morphology for high-performance OSCs.
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- Shihao Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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Zha H, Fang J, Yan L, Yang Y, Ma C. Research Progress of Thermal Failure Mechanism and Ternary Blending to Improve Thermal Stability of Organic Solar Cells. ACTA CHIMICA SINICA 2023. [DOI: 10.6023/a22110462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Xu Y, Zhou H, Duan P, Shan B, Xu W, Wang J, Liu M, Zhang F, Sun Q. Improving the Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells with Methionine as Electron Transport Layer. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27196363. [PMID: 36234900 PMCID: PMC9572969 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Interface modification is an important way to get better performance from organic solar cells (OSCs). A natural biomolecular material methionine was successfully applied as the electron transport layer (ETL) to the inverted OSCs in this work. A series of optical, morphological, and electrical characterizations of thin films and devices were used to analyze the surface modification effects of methionine on zinc oxide (ZnO). The analysis results show that the surface modification of ZnO with methionine can cause significantly reduced surface defects for ZnO, optimized surface morphology of ZnO, improved compatibility between ETL and the active layer, better-matched energy levels between ETL and the acceptor, reduced interface resistance, reduced charge recombination, and enhanced charge transport and collection. The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of OSCs based on PM6:BTP-ec9 was improved to 15.34% from 14.25% by modifying ZnO with methionine. This work shows the great application potential of natural biomolecule methionine in OSCs.
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- Yujie Xu
- School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Taishan University, Taian 271021, China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
- Correspondence: (M.L.); (F.Z.); (Q.S.)
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
- Correspondence: (M.L.); (F.Z.); (Q.S.)
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
- Correspondence: (M.L.); (F.Z.); (Q.S.)
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Li S, Zhan L, Li Y, He C, Zuo L, Shi M, Chen H. Achieving and Understanding of Highly Efficient Ternary Organic Photovoltaics: From Morphology and Energy Loss to Working Mechanism. SMALL METHODS 2022; 6:e2200828. [PMID: 35931458 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202200828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Ternary strategy, adding an additional donor (D) or acceptor (A) into conventional binary D:A blend, has shown great potential in improving photovoltaic performances of organic photovoltaics (OPVs) for practical applications. Herein, this review is presented on how efficient ternary OPVs are realized from the aspects of morphology, energy loss, and working mechanism. As to morphology, the role of third component on the formation of preferred alloy-like-phase and vertical-phase, which are driven by the miscibility tuning, is discussed. For energy loss, the effect of the third component on the luminescence enhancement and energetic disordering suppression, which lead to favorable increase of voltage, is presented. Regarding working mechanism, dilution effect and relationships between two acceptors or donor/acceptor, which explain the observed device parameters variations, are analyzed. Finally, some future directions concerning ternary OPVs are pointed out. Therefore, this review can provide a comprehensive understanding of working principles and effective routes for high-efficiency ternary systems, advancing the commercialization of OPVs.
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- Shuixing Li
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Materials Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
- Shanxi-Zheda Institute of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
- Shanxi-Zheda Institute of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, International Research Center for X Polymers, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
- Shanxi-Zheda Institute of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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Liu Y, Zhang D, Yang G, Wang R, Yu J. High Performance and Stable Organic Solar Cells Fabricated by Y-Series Small Molecular Materials as the Interfacial Modified Layer. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:36910-36917. [PMID: 35925803 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c09248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The organic solar cell (OSC) has received tremendous consideration for the impressive increased power conversion efficiency (PCE) from 11% to over 18% in the last decade, but another main parameter, the stability, still needs further study to meet the requirements of commercialization. Generally, the inverted structure device shows more stability than the conventional one owing to the structure characteristics, but even so, the performance and stability of the OSC device still need further improvement because of some undesirable contact between the electron transport layer (typically transition metal oxide like ZnO) and the active layer. Here, three Y-series small molecular acceptor materials (Y6, BTP-eC9, and L8-BO) are used as an interfacial modified layer (IML), which could optimize the interfacial characterization of the devices and thus enhance both the performance and stability. As a result, the insertion of the IML improved the interlayer charge transport capacity by passivating the surface of ZnO, leading to the enhancement of short circuit current density (JSC), fill factor, and PCE of the OSCs. Furthermore, because of the protection of the IML, the OSCs show outstanding stability compared to the control device (without IML), which could maintain 80% performance of the device over 150 h.
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- Yuzhe Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu 610054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu 610054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu 610054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu 610054, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), Chengdu 610054, P. R. China
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Di YM, Liu JY, Li MH, Zhang SQ, You MH, Lin MJ. Donor-Acceptor Hybrid Heterostructures: An Emerging Class of Photoactive Materials with Inorganic and Organic Semiconductive Components. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2201159. [PMID: 35589558 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202201159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Just as the heterojunctions in physics, donor-acceptor (D-A) heterostructures are an emerging class of photoactive materials fabricated from two semiconductive components at the molecular level. Among them, D-A hybrid heterostructures from organic and inorganic semiconductive components have attracted extensive attention in the past decades due to their combined advantages of high stability for the inorganic semiconductors and modifiability for the organic semiconductors, which are particularly beneficial to efficiently achieve photoinduced charge separation and transfer upon irradiations. In this review, by analogy with the heterojunctions in physics, a definition of the D-A heterostructures and their general design and synthetic strategies are given. Meanwhile, the D-A hybrid heterostructures are focused on and their recent advances in potential applications of photochromism, photomodulated luminescence, and photocatalysis summarized.
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- Yi-Ming Di
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated Materials, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated Materials, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated Materials, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Zhicheng, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, 350118, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated Materials, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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Rani M, Iqbal J, Farhat Mehmood R, Ullah Rashid E, Misbah, Rani S, Raheel M, Ahmad Khera R. Strategies toward the end-group modifications of indacenodithiophene based non-fullerene small molecule acceptor to improve the efficiency of Organic solar Cells; a DFT study. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2022.113747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Kang H, Zhang X, Xu X, Li Y, Li S, Cheng Q, Huang L, Jing Y, Zhou H, Ma Z, Zhang Y. Strongly Reduced Non-Radiative Voltage Losses in Organic Solar Cells Prepared with Sequential Film Deposition. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:10663-10670. [PMID: 34704764 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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With nearly 100% yields for mobile charge carriers in organic solar cells (OSCs), the relatively large photovoltage loss (ΔVoc) is a critical barrier limiting the power conversion efficiency of OSCs. Herein, we aim to improve the open-circuit voltage (Voc) in OSCs with non-fullerene acceptors via sequential film deposition (SD). We show that ΔVoc in planar heterojunction (PHJ) devices prepared by the SD method can be appreciably mitigated, leading increases in Voc to 80 mV with regard to the Voc of bulk heterojunction devices. In PHJ OSCs, the energy level of intermolecular charge-transfer states is found to increase with a decrease in the level of aggregation in the solid state. These properties explain the enhanced electroluminescent quantum efficiency and resultant suppression of the voltage losses induced by nonradiative charge recombination and interfacial charge transfer. This work provides a promising strategy for tackling the heavily discussed photovoltage loss in OSCs.
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- Hui Kang
- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Center for Advanced Low-dimension Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Center for Advanced Low-dimension Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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Azeem U, Khera RA, Naveed A, Imran M, Assiri MA, Khalid M, Iqbal J. Tuning of a A-A-D-A-A-Type Small Molecule with Benzodithiophene as a Central Core with Efficient Photovoltaic Properties for Organic Solar Cells. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:28923-28935. [PMID: 34746584 PMCID: PMC8567361 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c03975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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With the aim of upgrading the power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells (OSCs), four novel non-fullerene, A1-A2-D-A2-A1-type small molecules were designed that are derivatives of a recently synthesized molecule SBDT-BDD reported for its efficient properties in all-small-molecule OSCs (ASM-OSCs). Optoelectronic properties of the designed molecules were theoretically computed with a selected CAM-B3LYP functional accompanied by the 6-31G(d,p) basis set of density functional theory (DFT), and excited-state calculations were performed through the time-dependent self-consistent field. The parameters of all analyzed molecules describing the charge distribution (frontier molecular orbitals, density of states, molecular electrostatic potential), absorption properties (UV-vis absorption spectra), exciton dynamics (transition density matrix), electron-hole mobilities (reorganization energies), and exciton binding energies were computed and compared. All the designed molecules were found to be superior regarding the aforesaid properties to the reference molecule. Among all molecules, SBDT1 has the smallest band gap (3.88 eV) and the highest absorption maxima with broad absorption in the visible region. SBDT3 has the lowest binding energy (1.51 eV in chloroform solvent) ensuring easier and faster dissociation of excitons to produce free charge-carriers and has the highest open-circuit voltage (2.46 eV) with PC61BM as the acceptor. SBDT1 possesses the highest hole mobility because it has the lowest value of λ+ (0.0148 eV), and SBDT4 exhibits the highest electron mobility because it has the lowest value of λ- (0.0146 eV). All the designed molecules are good candidates for ASM-OSCs owing to their superior and optimized properties.
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- Urwah Azeem
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Khalid
University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Khalid
University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed University of
Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
- Punjab
Bio-energy Institute, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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Li Z, Song D, Xu Z, Qiao B, Zhao S, Wageh S, Al-Ghamdi AA, Huo X. Synergetic Effect of Different Carrier Dynamics in Pm6:Y6:ITIC-M Ternary Cascade Energy Level System. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:2398. [PMID: 34372001 PMCID: PMC8347242 DOI: 10.3390/polym13152398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Although reported ternary polymer solar cells have higher power conversion efficiency than binary polymers, the mechanism of exciton separation and charge transport in this complex ternary system is still unclear. Herein, based on PM6:Y6:ITIC-M ternary solar cells, we combine the technique of luminescence spectroscopy, including electroluminescence (EL) and photoluminescence (PL) with photovoltaic measurements, to understand clearly the detailed roles of ITIC-M as the third component in the contribution of device performance. The results show that ITIC-M can form the alloy-like composite with Y6 but leave individual Y6 acceptor to conduct charge transfer with PM6 donor, which improves Voc but decreases Jsc because of poor charge transfer capacity of ITIC-M. Meanwhile, the energy transfer from PM6 to ITIC-M exists in the active layers; small IE suppresses exciton dissociation. Deteriorating performance of solar cells demonstrates that, except for complementary absorption spectrum and suitable energy levels in PM6:Y6:ITIC-M system, the synergetic effects of carrier dynamics among different organic materials play an important role in influencing the performance of ternary solar cells.
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- Zicha Li
- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Beijing Jiaotong University, Ministry of Education, Bejjing 100044, China; (Z.L.); (D.S.); (Z.X.); (B.Q.); (X.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Beijing Jiaotong University, Ministry of Education, Bejjing 100044, China; (Z.L.); (D.S.); (Z.X.); (B.Q.); (X.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Beijing Jiaotong University, Ministry of Education, Bejjing 100044, China; (Z.L.); (D.S.); (Z.X.); (B.Q.); (X.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Beijing Jiaotong University, Ministry of Education, Bejjing 100044, China; (Z.L.); (D.S.); (Z.X.); (B.Q.); (X.H.)
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Beijing Jiaotong University, Ministry of Education, Bejjing 100044, China; (Z.L.); (D.S.); (Z.X.); (B.Q.); (X.H.)
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia;
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Beijing Jiaotong University, Ministry of Education, Bejjing 100044, China; (Z.L.); (D.S.); (Z.X.); (B.Q.); (X.H.)
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Im C, Kang SW, Choi JY, An J. Comparing Donor- and Acceptor-Originated Exciton Dynamics in Non-Fullerene Acceptor Blend Polymeric Systems. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:1770. [PMID: 34071335 PMCID: PMC8199303 DOI: 10.3390/polym13111770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Non-fullerene type acceptors (NFA) have gained attention owing to their spectral extension that enables efficient solar energy capturing. For instance, the solely NFA-mediated absorbing region contributes to the photovoltaic power conversion efficiency (PCE) as high as ~30%, in the case of the solar cells comprised of fluorinated materials, PBDB-T-2F and ITIC-4F. This implies that NFAs must be able to serve as electron donors, even though they are conventionally assigned as electron acceptors. Therefore, the pathways of NFA-originated excitons need to be explored by the spectrally resolved photovoltaic characters. Additionally, excitation wavelength dependent transient absorption spectroscopy (TAS) was performed to trace the nature of the NFA-originated excitons and polymeric donor-originated excitons separately. Unique origin-dependent decay behaviors of the blend system were found by successive comparing of those solutions and pristine films which showed a dramatic change upon film formation. With the obtained experimental results, including TAS, a possible model describing origin-dependent decay pathways was suggested in the framework of reaction kinetics. Finally, numerical simulations based on the suggested model were performed to verify the feasibility, achieving reasonable correlation with experimental observables. The results should provide deeper insights in to renewable energy strategies by using novel material classes that are compatible with flexible electronics.
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- Chan Im
- Department of Chemistry, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea; (S.-W.K.); (J.-Y.C.); (J.A.)
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Chen D, Liu S, Oh J, Huang B, Lv R, Liu J, Yang C, Chen L. Novel High-Efficiency Polymer Acceptors via Random Ternary Copolymerization Engineering Enables All-Polymer Solar Cells with Excellent Performance and Stability. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:17892-17901. [PMID: 33834752 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c03739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Continuous breakthroughs have been achieved in improving the efficiency of all-polymer solar cells (all-PSCs) using diimide-based polymer acceptors, and their easy-to-synthesize, low-cost, and high stability attributes make them potential candidates for use in commercial all-PSCs. However, their low light absorption coefficient, strong aggregation, and poor adaptability with high-efficient polymer donors still limit further improvements in the device performance. Here, we combine the advantages of fluorinated bithiophene and rhodanine dye molecules to create low-cost diimide-based polymer acceptors, PNDI-2FT-TR10 and PNDI-2FT-TR20, by random copolymerization for achieving highly efficient and stable all-PSCs. The synergistic effects of fluorine atoms and rhodanine dye molecules not only significantly improve the absorption coefficient but also enable enhanced miscibility and stability of the blend film. When blended with a PM6 donor, the PNDI-2FT-TR10-based device exhibits a notable power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 10.71% with a short-circuit current (JSC) of 17.32 mA cm-2. Note that both the PCE and JSC show outstanding values for diimide-based all-PSCs, and this is the first report on blending diimide-based polymer acceptors with the PM6 donor to achieve high-performance all-PSCs. Moreover, the favorable morphology of the active layer enables the device to have good thickness tolerance and thermal stability. The results demonstrate that the absorption coefficients, blend morphology, and photovoltaic properties of all-PSCs could be rationally optimized by a random copolymer.
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- Dong Chen
- College of Chemistry/Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC), Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry/Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC), Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, P. R. China
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- Department of Energy Engineering School of Energy and Chemical Engineering Perovtronics Research Center Low Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- College of Chemistry/Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC), Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, P. R. China
- School of Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, 156 Ke Jia Road, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- Nanchang Hangkong Univ, Coll Mat Sci & Engn, 696 Fenghe Avenue, Nanchang 330063, Jiangxi, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry/Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC), Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, P. R. China
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- Department of Energy Engineering School of Energy and Chemical Engineering Perovtronics Research Center Low Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- College of Chemistry/Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC), Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, P. R. China
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Cheng HW, Juan CY, Mohapatra A, Chen CH, Lin YC, Chang B, Cheng P, Wang HC, Chu CW, Yang Y, Wei KH. High-Performance Organic Photovoltaics Incorporating an Active Layer with a Few Nanometer-Thick Third-Component Layer on a Binary Blend Layer. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:2207-2215. [PMID: 33600178 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c05045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this paper, a universal approach toward constructing a new bilayer device architecture, a few-nanometer-thick third-component layer on a bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) binary blend layer, has been demonstrated in two different state-of-the-art organic photovoltaic (OPV) systems. Through a careful selection of a third component, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the device based on PM6/Y6/layered PTQ10 layered third-component structure was 16.8%, being higher than those of corresponding devices incorporating the PM6/Y6/PTQ10 BHJ ternary blend (16.1%) and the PM6/Y6 BHJ binary blend (15.5%). Also, the device featuring PM7/Y1-4F/layered PTQ10 layered third-component structure gave a PCE of 15.2%, which is higher than the PCEs of the devices incorporating the PM7/Y1-4F/PTQ10 BHJ ternary blend and the PM7/Y1-4F BHJ binary blend (14.2 and 14.0%, respectively). These enhancements in PCE based on layered third-component structure can be attributed to improvements in the charge separation and charge collection abilities. This simple concept of the layered third-component structure appears to have great promise for achieving high-performance OPVs.
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- Hao-Wen Cheng
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 3001, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 3001, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 3001, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 3001, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 3001, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 3001, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 3001, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 3001, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 3001, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 3001, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 3001, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 3001, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Applied Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 3001, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 3001, Taiwan
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Zhan L, Li S, Xia X, Li Y, Lu X, Zuo L, Shi M, Chen H. Layer-by-Layer Processed Ternary Organic Photovoltaics with Efficiency over 18. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2007231. [PMID: 33598972 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202007231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 59.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Obtaining a finely tuned morphology of the active layer to facilitate both charge generation and charge extraction has long been the goal in the field of organic photovoltaics (OPVs). Here, a solution to resolve the above challenge via synergistically combining the layer-by-layer (LbL) procedure and the ternary strategy is proposed and demonstrated. By adding an asymmetric electron acceptor, BTP-S2, with lower miscibility to the binary donor:acceptor host of PM6:BO-4Cl, vertical phase distribution can be formed with donor-enrichment at the anode and acceptor-enrichment at the cathode in OPV devices during the LbL processing. In contrast, LbL-type binary OPVs based on PM6:BO-4Cl still show bulk-heterojunction like morphology. The formation of the vertical phase distribution can not only reduce charge recombination but also promote charge collection, thus enhancing the photocurrent and fill factor in LbL-type ternary OPVs. Consequently, LbL-type ternary OPVs exhibit the best efficiency of 18.16% (certified: 17.8%), which is among the highest values reported to date for OPVs. The work provides a facile and effective approach for achieving high-efficiency OPVs with expected morphologies, and demonstrates the LbL-type ternary strategy as being a promising procedure in fabricating OPV devices from the present laboratory study to future industrial production.
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- Lingling Zhan
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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Li G, Xie Z, Wang Q, Chen X, Zhang Y, Wang X. Asymmetric Acceptor-Donor-Acceptor Polymers with Fast Charge Carrier Transfer for Solar Hydrogen Production. Chemistry 2021; 27:939-943. [PMID: 32935405 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Construction of local donor-acceptor architecture is one of the valid means for facilitating the intramolecular charge transfer in organic semiconductors. To further accelerate the interface charge transfer, a ternary acceptor-donor-acceptor (A1 -D-A2 ) molecular junction is established via gradient nitrogen substituting into the polymer skeleton. Accordingly, the exciton splitting and interface charge transfer could be promptly liberated because of the strong attracting ability of the two different electron acceptors. Both DFT calculations and photoluminescence spectra elucidate the swift charge transfer at the donor-acceptor interface. Consequently, the optimum polymer, N3 -CP, undergoes a remarkable photocatalytic property in terms of hydrogen production with AQY405 nm =26.6 % by the rational design of asymmetric molecular junctions on organic semiconductors.
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- Guosheng Li
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, and, Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, and, Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, and, Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, and, Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, and, Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, and, Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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Saito M, Tamai Y, Ichikawa H, Yoshida H, Yokoyama D, Ohkita H, Osaka I. Significantly Sensitized Ternary Blend Polymer Solar Cells with a Very Small Content of the Narrow-Band Gap Third Component That Utilizes Optical Interference. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Masahiko Saito
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho,
Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho,
Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
- Molecular Chirality Research Center, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho,
Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Organic Materials Science and Research Center for Organic Electronics (ROEL), Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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Xu X, Li Y, Peng Q. Recent advances in morphology optimizations towards highly efficient ternary organic solar cells. NANO SELECT 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/nano.202000012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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- Xiaopeng Xu
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of EducationCollege of Chemistryand State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials EngineeringSichuan University Chengdu 610064 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of EducationCollege of Chemistryand State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials EngineeringSichuan University Chengdu 610064 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of EducationCollege of Chemistryand State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials EngineeringSichuan University Chengdu 610064 P. R. China
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Cheng P, Yang Y. Narrowing the Band Gap: The Key to High-Performance Organic Photovoltaics. Acc Chem Res 2020; 53:1218-1228. [PMID: 32407622 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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ConspectusOrganic photovoltaics (OPVs) have attracted considerable attention in the last two decades to overcome the terawatt energy challenge and serious environmental problems. During their early development, only wide-band-gap organic semiconductors were synthesized and employed as the active layer, mainly utilizing photons in the UV-visible region and yielding power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) lower than 5%. Afterward, considerable efforts were made to narrow the polymer donor band gap in order to utilize the infrared photons, which led to the enhancement of the PCE from 5% to 12% in about a decade. Since 2017, the study of narrow-band-gap non-fullerene acceptors helped usher in a new era in OPV research and boosted the achievable the PCE to 17% in only 3 years. In essence, the history of OPV development in the last 15 years can be summarized as an attempt to narrow the band gap of organic semiconductors and better position the energy levels. There are multiple benefits of a narrower band gap: (1) considerable infrared photons can be utilized, and as a result, the short-circuit current density can increase significantly; (2) the energy offset of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy levels or highest occupied molecular orbital energy levels between the donor and acceptor can be reduced, which will reduce the open-circuit voltage loss by minimizing the loss caused by the donor/acceptor charge transfer state; (3) because of the unique molecular orbitals of organic semiconductors, the red-shifted absorption will induce high transmittance in the visible region, which is ideal for the rear subcells in tandem-junction OPVs and transparent OPVs.In this Account, we first summarize our work beginning in 2008 on the design and synthesis of narrow-band-gap polymer donors/non-fullerene acceptors. Several strategies for constructing these materials, including enhancing the intramolecular charge transfer effect and steric hindrance/energy level engineering are discussed. In this part, in addition to systematic analyses of the design of narrow-band-gap polymer donors based on BDT/TT or BDT/DPP, donors/acceptors based on the new donor moieties DTP or BZPT are discussed as well. Especially, we highlight our work on the first report on the narrow-band-gap acceptor Y1 (based on the new donor moiety BZPT), which pioneered the future development and usage of acceptors belonging to the Y1 family (or series). Subsequently, we analyze several reported certified world record single-junction or tandem-junction OPVs that use these narrow-band-gap donors or acceptors. We share our experiences and insights from a device perspective in terms of donor/acceptor selection, energy level alignment management, film morphology control, current matching of subcells, interconnecting layer construction, interface engineering, and device geometry selection. In this part, the construction of high-performance ternary-blend OPVs and transparent OPVs based on these narrow-band-gap donors/acceptors is also discussed. Finally, in order to push the field into the 20-25% high-efficiency era in the next few years, some suggestions to further develop narrow-band-gap donors/acceptors and related device technologies are proposed.
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- Pei Cheng
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Fu J, Chen S, Yang K, Jung S, Lv J, Lan L, Chen H, Hu D, Yang Q, Duan T, Kan Z, Yang C, Sun K, Lu S, Xiao Z, Li Y. A "σ-Hole"-Containing Volatile Solid Additive Enabling 16.5% Efficiency Organic Solar Cells. iScience 2020; 23:100965. [PMID: 32199291 PMCID: PMC7082553 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.100965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2019] [Revised: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Here we introduce a σ-hole-containing volatile solid additive, 1, 4-diiodotetrafluorobenzene (A3), in PM6:Y6-based OSCs. Aside from the appropriate volatility of A3 additive, the synergetic halogen interactions between A3 and photoactive matrix contribute to more condensed and ordered molecular arrangement in the favorable interpenetrating donor/acceptor domains. As a result, greatly accelerated charge transport process with suppressed charge recombination possibility is observed and ultimately a champion PCE value of 16.5% is achieved. Notably, the A3 treated OSCs can maintain a high efficiency of over 16.0% in a wide concentration range of A3 additive between 10 and 35 mg/mL. The A3-treated device shows excellent stability with an efficiency of 15.9% after 360-h storage. This work demonstrates that the σ-hole interaction can be applied to enhance the OSC performance and highlights the importance of non-covalent interactions in the optoelectronic materials.
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- Jiehao Fu
- Organic Semiconductor Research Center, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS Chongqing), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Low-grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems, CQU-NUS Renewable Energy Materials & Devices Joint Laboratory, School of Energy & Power Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Low-grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems, CQU-NUS Renewable Energy Materials & Devices Joint Laboratory, School of Energy & Power Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- Organic Semiconductor Research Center, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS Chongqing), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Low-grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems, CQU-NUS Renewable Energy Materials & Devices Joint Laboratory, School of Energy & Power Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Perovtronics Research Center, Low Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Organic Semiconductor Research Center, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS Chongqing), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, P. R. China
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- Organic Semiconductor Research Center, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS Chongqing), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Low-grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems, CQU-NUS Renewable Energy Materials & Devices Joint Laboratory, School of Energy & Power Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- Organic Semiconductor Research Center, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS Chongqing), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, P. R. China
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- Organic Semiconductor Research Center, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS Chongqing), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, P. R. China
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- Organic Semiconductor Research Center, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS Chongqing), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, P. R. China
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- Organic Semiconductor Research Center, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS Chongqing), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, P. R. China
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- Organic Semiconductor Research Center, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS Chongqing), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, P. R. China
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Perovtronics Research Center, Low Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Low-grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems, CQU-NUS Renewable Energy Materials & Devices Joint Laboratory, School of Energy & Power Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China.
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- Organic Semiconductor Research Center, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS Chongqing), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, P. R. China.
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- Organic Semiconductor Research Center, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chongqing School, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS Chongqing), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 400714, P. R. China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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Kini GP, Jeon SJ, Moon DK. Design Principles and Synergistic Effects of Chlorination on a Conjugated Backbone for Efficient Organic Photovoltaics: A Critical Review. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1906175. [PMID: 32020712 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201906175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The pursuit of low-cost, flexible, and lightweight renewable power resources has led to outstanding advancements in organic solar cells (OSCs). Among the successful design principles developed for synthesizing efficient conjugated electron donor (ED) or acceptor (EA) units for OSCs, chlorination has recently emerged as a reliable approach, despite being neglected over the years. In fact, several recent studies have indicated that chlorination is more potent for large-scale production than the highly studied fluorination in several aspects, such as easy and low-cost synthesis of materials, lowering energy levels, easy tuning of molecular orientation, and morphology, thus realizing impressive power conversion efficiencies in OSCs up to 17%. Herein, an up-to-date summary of the current progress in photovoltaic results realized by incorporating a chlorinated ED or EA into OSCs is presented to recognize the benefits and drawbacks of this interesting substituent in photoactive materials. Furthermore, other aspects of chlorinated materials for application in all-small-molecule, semitransparent, tandem, ternary, single-component, and indoor OSCs are also presented. Consequently, a concise outlook is provided for future design and development of chlorinated ED or EA units, which will facilitate utilization of this approach to achieve the goal of low-cost and large-area OSCs.
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- Gururaj P Kini
- Nano and Information Materials (NIMs) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, 05029, Korea
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- Nano and Information Materials (NIMs) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, 05029, Korea
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- Nano and Information Materials (NIMs) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, 05029, Korea
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Benzothiadiazole Based Cascade Material to Boost the Performance of Inverted Ternary Organic Solar Cells. ENERGIES 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/en13020450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A conjugated, ladder-type multi-fused ring 4,7-dithienbenzothiadiazole:thiophene derivative, named as compound ‘T’, was for the first time incorporated, within the PTB7:PC71BM photoactive layer for inverted ternary organic solar cells (TOSCs) realization. The effective energy level offset caused by compound T between the polymeric donor and fullerene acceptor materials, as well as its resulting potential as electron cascade material contribute to an enhanced exciton dissociation, electron transfer facilitator and thus improved overall photovoltaic performance. The engineering optimization of the inverted TOSC, ITO/PFN/PTB7:Compound T(5% v/v):PC71BM/MoO3/Al, resulted in an overall power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 8.34%, with a short-circuit current density (Jsc) of 16.75 mA cm−2, open-circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.74 V and a fill factor (FF) of 68.1%, under AM1.5G illumination. This photovoltaic performance was improved by approximately 12% with respect to the control binary device.
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Zhang C, Tang M, Sun B, Wang W, Yi Y, Zhang FL. A three-step sequence strategy for facile construction of donor–acceptor type molecules: triphenylamine-substituted acenes. CAN J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2019-0254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A new synthetic strategy was successfully developed for highly efficient construction of triphenylamine-substituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), including anthracenes, tetraphenes, pentaphenes, and trinaphthylene. These molecules exhibited special structural characteristics, including donor–acceptor–donor (D–A–D) and donor–acceptor (D–A). Diverse aryl iodides coupled well with chlorinated 2-methyl benzaldehydes via a transient ligand-directed C–H bond arylation strategy to furnish various PAH precursors. The subsequent palladium-catalyzed Suzuki cross-couplings with 4-(diphenylamino)phenylboronic acid produced corresponding triphenylamine derivatives. Further, Brønsted acid promoted cycloaromatization generated the triphenylamine-substituted PAHs readily. The photophysical properties was investigated by UV–vis absorption and fluorescence emission spectroscope together with density functional theory (DFT) calculations.
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- Chen Zhang
- Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, P.R. China
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- Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, P.R. China
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- Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, P.R. China
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- Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, P.R. China
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- Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, P.R. China
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Chao P, Chen H, Zhu Y, Zheng N, Meng H, He F. Chlorination of Conjugated Side Chains To Enhance Intermolecular Interactions for Elevated Solar Conversion. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Pengjie Chao
- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Advanced Materials, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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Yin H, Zhang C, Hu H, Karuthedath S, Gao Y, Tang H, Yan C, Cui L, Fong PWK, Zhang Z, Gao Y, Yang J, Xiao Z, Ding L, Laquai F, So SK, Li G. Highly Crystalline Near-Infrared Acceptor Enabling Simultaneous Efficiency and Photostability Boosting in High-Performance Ternary Organic Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:48095-48102. [PMID: 31729217 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b12833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The near-infrared (NIR) absorbing fused-ring electron acceptor, COi8DFIC, has demonstrated very good photovoltaic performance when combined with PTB7-Th as a donor in binary organic solar cells (OSCs). In this work, the NIR acceptor was added to state-of-the-art PBDBT-2F:IT4F-based solar cells as a third component, leading to (i) an efficiency increase of the ternary devices compared to the binary solar cells in the presence of the highly crystalline COi8DFIC acceptor and (ii) much-improved photostability under 1-sun illumination. The electron transport properties were investigated and revealed the origin of the enhanced device performance. Compared to the binary cells, the optimized ternary PBDBT-2F:COi8DFIC:IT4F blends exhibit improved electron transport properties in the presence of 10% COi8DFIC, which is attributed to improved COi8DFIC molecular packing. Furthermore, transient absorption spectroscopy revealed a slow recombination of charge carriers in the ternary blend. The improved electron transport properties were preserved in the ternary OSC upon aging, while in the binary devices they seriously deteriorated after simulated 1-sun illumination of 240 h. Our work demonstrates a simple approach to enhance both OSC efficiency and photostability.
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- Hang Yin
- Department of Electronic and Information Engineering , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hung Hom, Kowloon , Hong Kong SAR , P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and Institute of Advanced Materials , Hong Kong Baptist University , Kowloon Tong , Hong Kong SAR , P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering , Shenzhen University , Shenzhen 518060 , P. R. China
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- KAUST Solar Center (KSC) Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE) Material Science and Engineering Program (MSE) , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) , Thuwal 23955-6900 , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Solar Center (KSC) Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE) Material Science and Engineering Program (MSE) , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) , Thuwal 23955-6900 , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Electronic and Information Engineering , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hung Hom, Kowloon , Hong Kong SAR , P. R. China
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- Department of Electronic and Information Engineering , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hung Hom, Kowloon , Hong Kong SAR , P. R. China
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- Department of Electronic and Information Engineering , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hung Hom, Kowloon , Hong Kong SAR , P. R. China
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- Department of Electronic and Information Engineering , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hung Hom, Kowloon , Hong Kong SAR , P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and Institute of Advanced Materials , Hong Kong Baptist University , Kowloon Tong , Hong Kong SAR , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Super-microstructure and Ultrafast Process, School of Physics and Electronics , Central South University , Changsha 410083 , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Super-microstructure and Ultrafast Process, School of Physics and Electronics , Central South University , Changsha 410083 , P. R. China
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- Center of Excellence in Nanoscience (CAS), Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication (CAS) , National Center for Nanoscience and Technology , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
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- Center of Excellence in Nanoscience (CAS), Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication (CAS) , National Center for Nanoscience and Technology , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China
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- KAUST Solar Center (KSC) Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE) Material Science and Engineering Program (MSE) , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) , Thuwal 23955-6900 , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics and Institute of Advanced Materials , Hong Kong Baptist University , Kowloon Tong , Hong Kong SAR , P. R. China
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- Department of Electronic and Information Engineering , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hung Hom, Kowloon , Hong Kong SAR , P. R. China
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Liu K, Sun Y, Li Q, Yang C, Azam M, Wang Z, Qu S, Wang Z. A wrinkled structure with broadband and omnidirectional light-trapping abilities for improving the performance of organic solar cells with low defect density. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:22467-22474. [PMID: 31746915 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr08477k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Fabricating thin film solar cells on the light-trapping structures is an effective way to improve the absorption of the active layer. Here, we report a non-fullerene organic solar cell based on a PBDB-T:ITIC active layer, a wrinkled metal rear electrode, and a MoO3/Ag/ZnS front transparent electrode. Optical characterization shows that the wrinkled metal structure can remarkably increase the absorption of the active layer in a broadband range. The resulting device shows a power conversion efficiency of 8.2%, which increases by 4.6% compared to that of the flat counterpart. Apart from higher absorption, the improved performance can also be ascribed to the efficient charge transport and collection in the device due to the lower defect density, larger interfacial area, and smaller active layer thickness. A device with a power conversion efficiency of 10.19% based on the flat ITO/glass substrate is also achieved. Accordingly, a power conversion efficiency of about 10.66% is predicted under the condition where the wrinkled rear electrode and the ITO front electrode are employed. In addition, the power conversion efficiency of the wrinkled device could increase by about 50.48% compared to that of the flat device under an incident angle of 60 °C, illustrating that a better omnidirectional ability is achieved.
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- Kong Liu
- Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China.
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Consonni V, Briscoe J, Kärber E, Li X, Cossuet T. ZnO nanowires for solar cells: a comprehensive review. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 30:362001. [PMID: 31051478 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab1f2e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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As an abundant and non-toxic wide band gap semiconductor with a high electron mobility, ZnO in the form of nanowires (NWs) has emerged as an important electron transporting material in a vast number of nanostructured solar cells. ZnO NWs are grown by low-cost chemical deposition techniques and their integration into solar cells presents, in principle, significant advantages including efficient optical absorption through light trapping phenomena and enhanced charge carrier separation and collection. However, they also raise some significant issues related to the control of the interface properties and to the technological integration. The present review is intended to report a detailed analysis of the state-of-the-art of all types of nanostructured solar cells integrating ZnO NWs, including extremely thin absorber solar cells, quantum dot solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cells, organic and hybrid solar cells, as well as halide perovskite-based solar cells.
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- Vincent Consonni
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LMGP, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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Yan B, Chen L, Wang H, Li J, Zhao J, Huang W. The interface effect between ZIXLIB crystal surface and C60: Strong charge-transfer (CT) vs weak CT state. Chem Phys Lett 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2019.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zhang L, Yi N, Zhou W, Yu Z, Liu F, Chen Y. Miscibility Tuning for Optimizing Phase Separation and Vertical Distribution toward Highly Efficient Organic Solar Cells. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2019; 6:1900565. [PMID: 31406670 PMCID: PMC6685468 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201900565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Blending multidonor or multiacceptor organic materials as ternary devices has been recognized as an efficient and potential method to improve the power conversion efficiency of bulk heterojunction devices or single-junction components in tandem design. In this work, a highly crystalline molecule, DRCN5T, is involved into a PTB7-Th:PC70BM system to fabricate large-area organic solar cells (OSCs) whose blend film thickness is up to 270 nm, achieving an impressive performance of 11.1%. The significant improvement of OSCs after adding DRCN5T is due to the formation of an interconnected fibrous network with decreased π-π stacking and enhanced domain purity, in addition to the optimized vertical distribution of PTB7-Th and PC70BM, producing more effective charge separation, transport, and collection. The optimized morphology and performance are actually determined by the miscibility in different components, which can be quantitatively described by the Flory-Huggins interaction parameter of -0.80 and 2.94 in DRCN5T:PTB7-Th and DRCN5T:PC70BM blends, respectively. The findings in this work can potentially guide the selection of an appropriate third additive for high-performance OSCs for the sake of large-area printing and roll-to-roll fabrication from the view of miscibility.
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- Lifu Zhang
- College of ChemistryNanchang University999 Xuefu AvenueNanchang330031China
- Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC)Nanchang University999 Xuefu AvenueNanchang330031China
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- Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC)Nanchang University999 Xuefu AvenueNanchang330031China
- School of Material Science and EngineeringNanchang University999 Xuefu AvenueNanchang330031China
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- Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC)Nanchang University999 Xuefu AvenueNanchang330031China
- School of Material Science and EngineeringNanchang University999 Xuefu AvenueNanchang330031China
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- Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC)Nanchang University999 Xuefu AvenueNanchang330031China
- School of Material Science and EngineeringNanchang University999 Xuefu AvenueNanchang330031China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai Jiaotong University800 DongchuanShanghai200240China
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- College of ChemistryNanchang University999 Xuefu AvenueNanchang330031China
- Institute of Polymers and Energy Chemistry (IPEC)Nanchang University999 Xuefu AvenueNanchang330031China
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Electrochemical, spectroelectrochemical and surface photovoltage study of ambipolar C60-EDOT and C60-Carbazole based conducting polymers. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.04.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Lee J, Lee SM, Chen S, Kumari T, Kang SH, Cho Y, Yang C. Organic Photovoltaics with Multiple Donor-Acceptor Pairs. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1804762. [PMID: 30444544 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201804762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2018] [Revised: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Compared with conventional organic solar cells (OSCs) based on single donor-acceptor pairs, terpolymer- and ternary-based OSCs featuring multiple donor-acceptor pairs are promising strategies for enhancing the performance while maintaining an easy and simple synthetic process. Using multiple donor-acceptor pairs in the active layer, the key photovoltaic parameters (i.e., short-circuit current density, open-circuit voltage, and fill factor) governing the OSC characteristics can be simultaneously or individually improved by positive changes in light-harvesting ability, molecular energy levels, and blend morphology. Here, these three major contributions are discussed with the aim of offering in-depth insights in combined terpolymers and ternary systems. Recent exemplary cases of OSCs with multiple donor-acceptor pairs are summarized and more advanced research and perspectives for further developments in this field are highlighted.
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- Jungho Lee
- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Perovtronics Research Center, Low Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Perovtronics Research Center, Low Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Perovtronics Research Center, Low Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Perovtronics Research Center, Low Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Perovtronics Research Center, Low Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Perovtronics Research Center, Low Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Perovtronics Research Center, Low Dimensional Carbon Materials Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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Liu X, Yan Y, Honarfar A, Yao Y, Zheng K, Liang Z. Unveiling Excitonic Dynamics in High-Efficiency Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells to Direct Morphological Optimization for Suppressing Charge Recombination. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2019; 6:1802103. [PMID: 31016115 PMCID: PMC6468965 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201802103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Revised: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Nonfullerene acceptors (NFAs)-based organic solar cells (OSCs) have recently drawn considerable research interests; however, their excitonic dynamics seems quite different than that of fullerene acceptors-based devices and remains to be largely explored. A random terpolymer of PBBF11 to pair with a paradigm NFA of 3,9-bis(2-methylene-(3-(1,1-dicyanomethylene)-indanone)-5,5,11,11-tetrakis(4-hexylphenyl)-dithieno[2,3-d:2',3'-d']-s-indaceno[1,2-b:5,6-b']dithiophene (ITIC) such that both complementary optical absorption and very small offsets of both highest occupied molecular orbital and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy levels are acquired is designed and synthesized. Despite the small energy offsets, efficient electron/hole transfer between PBBF11 and ITIC is both clearly observed from steady-state photoluminescence and transient absorption spectra and also supported by the measured low exciton binding energy in ITIC. Consequently, the PBBF11:ITIC-based OSCs afford an encouraging power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 10.02%. Although the good miscibility of PBBF11 and ITIC induces a homogenous blend film morphology, it causes severe charge recombination. The fullerene acceptor of PC71BM with varying loading ratios is therefore added to modulate film morphology to effectively reduce the charge recombination. As a result, the optimal OSCs based on PBBF11:ITIC:PC71BM yield a better PCE of 11.4% without any additive or annealing treatment.
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- Xiaoyu Liu
- Department of Materials ScienceFudan UniversityShanghai200433China
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- Department of Materials ScienceFudan UniversityShanghai200433China
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- Department of Chemical Physics and NanoLundLund UniversityP.O. Box 12422100LundSweden
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- Department of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and DevicesSouth China University of TechnologyGuangzhou510640China
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- Department of Chemical Physics and NanoLundLund UniversityP.O. Box 12422100LundSweden
- Department of ChemistryTechnical University of DenmarkDK‐2800Kongens LyngbyDenmark
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- Department of Materials ScienceFudan UniversityShanghai200433China
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Hu H, Ye L, Ghasemi M, Balar N, Rech JJ, Stuard SJ, You W, O'Connor BT, Ade H. Highly Efficient, Stable, and Ductile Ternary Nonfullerene Organic Solar Cells from a Two-Donor Polymer Blend. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1808279. [PMID: 30882967 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201808279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2018] [Revised: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Organic solar cells (OSCs) are one of the most promising cost-effective options for utilizing solar energy, and, while the field of OSCs has progressed rapidly in device performance in the past few years, the stability of nonfullerene OSCs has received less attention. Developing devices with both high performance and long-term stability remains challenging, particularly if the material choice is restricted by roll-to-roll and benign solvent processing requirements and desirable mechanical durability. Building upon the ink (toluene:FTAZ:IT-M) that broke the 10% benchmark when blade-coated in air, a second donor material (PBDB-T) is introduced to stabilize and enhance performance with power conversion efficiency over 13% while keeping toluene as the solvent. More importantly, the ternary OSCs exhibit excellent thermal stability and storage stability while retaining high ductility. The excellent performance and stability are mainly attributed to the inhibition of the crystallization of nonfullerene small-molecular acceptors (SMAs) by introducing a stiff donor that also shows low miscibility with the nonfullerene SMA and a slightly higher highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) than the host polymer. The study indicates that improved stability and performance can be achieved in a synergistic way without significant embrittlement, which will accelerate the future development and application of nonfullerene OSCs.
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- Huawei Hu
- Department of Physics and ORganic and Carbon Electronics Labs (ORaCEL), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Physics and ORganic and Carbon Electronics Labs (ORaCEL), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Physics and ORganic and Carbon Electronics Labs (ORaCEL), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and ORaCEL, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Physics and ORganic and Carbon Electronics Labs (ORaCEL), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and ORaCEL, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Physics and ORganic and Carbon Electronics Labs (ORaCEL), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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Li Q, Sun Y, Xue X, Yue S, Liu K, Azam M, Yang C, Wang Z, Tan F, Chen Y. Insights into Charge Separation and Transport in Ternary Polymer Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:3299-3307. [PMID: 30589524 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b18240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Although ternary polymer solar cells have more potential in realizing a high power conversion efficiency than the binary counterparts, the mechanism of exciton separation and charge transport in such complicated ternary systems is far from being understood. Herein, we focus on this issue and give a clear view on the detailed roles of the ternary components contributing to the device performance, through utilizing the technique of pump-probe photoconductivity spectroscopy combined with transient photoluminescence spectroscopy, for the first time for ternary polymer solar cells. The ternary photovoltaic devices are based on PBDB-T:ITIC:PC71BM and present a dramatic improvement in efficiency in comparison to that of the binary counterparts. Systematic investigation reveals that the excitons generated in ITIC could be separated at the interface of PBDB-T:ITIC rather than ITIC:PC71BM with holes injecting to PBDB-T. These holes together with those generated in PBDB-T contribute to the photocurrent of the devices. The aggregation of holes in PBDB-T would also weaken the exciton generation herein, and the electron injection to PC71BM and ITIC would also be influenced. The key role of PC71BM in the ternary devices is accepting the electrons from PBDB-T and transporting them to the cathode with a higher rate than that of ITIC. Thus, this article is of importance in constructing high-efficiency ternary polymer solar cells.
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- Qicong Li
- Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100083 , China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100083 , China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100083 , China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100083 , China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100083 , China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100083 , China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100083 , China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100083 , China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials, Department of Physics and Electronics , Henan University , Kaifeng 475004 , Henan , China
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- Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Science, Beijing Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Institute of Semiconductors , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100083 , China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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Huang W, Chang SY, Cheng P, Meng D, Zhu B, Nuryyeva S, Zhu C, Huo L, Wang Z, Wang M, Yang Y. High Efficiency Non-fullerene Organic Tandem Photovoltaics Based on Ternary Blend Subcells. NANO LETTERS 2018; 18:7977-7984. [PMID: 30475629 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b03950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The application of tandem structure that integrates multiple subcells into one device is a promising way to realize high efficiency organic solar cells. However, current-matching among different subcells remains as the main challenge for organic tandem photovoltaics. Here, we provide a facile approach to achieve a good current matching via engineering the chemical composition of non-fullerene ternary blend subcells. For the front subcell, a ternary blend of PDBT-T1:TPH-Se:ITIC is selected due to its good thermal stability. The amorphous nature of TPH-Se can sufficiently suppress the unfavorable phase separation of blends during the heat treatment, enabling a sintering in the fabrication of high quality interconnecting layer. A double-junction tandem device is fabricated with a rear subcell consisting of PBDB-T:ITIC. After the optimization of the chemical composition of the front subcell, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of double-junction tandem device increased from 10.6% using PDBT-T1:TPH-Se binary front subcell to 11.5% using PDBT-T1:TPH-Se:ITIC (1:0.9:0.1) ternary front subcell due to better current matching. In order to further enhance the light absorption in the near-infrared region, a third junction PBDTTT-EFT:IEICO-4F is introduced. The champion cell of triple-junction non-fullerene tandem solar cell achieves a PCE of 13.0% with a high open circuit voltage of 2.52 V.
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- Wenchao Huang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
- California NanoSystems Institute , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
- California NanoSystems Institute , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
- California NanoSystems Institute , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
- California NanoSystems Institute , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS) , Beijing 100190 , P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
- California NanoSystems Institute , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
- California NanoSystems Institute , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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- Advanced Light Source , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Heeger Beijing Research and Development Center, School of Chemistry , Beihang University , Beijing 100191 , P.R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS) , Beijing 100190 , P.R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430070 , P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
- California NanoSystems Institute , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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Wang Z, Wang Z, Zhang R, Guo K, Wu Y, Wang H, Hao Y, Chen G. Urea-Doped ZnO Films as the Electron Transport Layer for High Efficiency Inverted Polymer Solar Cells. Front Chem 2018; 6:398. [PMID: 30246008 PMCID: PMC6138008 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2018.00398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In this paper, urea-doped ZnO (U-ZnO) is investigated as a modified electron transport layer (ETL) in inverted polymer solar cells (PSCs). Using a blend of Poly{4,8-bis[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy] benzo [1,2-b:4,5-b'] dithiophene-2,6-diyl-alt-3-fluoro-2-[(2-ethylhexyl)carbonyl] thieno [3,4-b] thiophene-4,6-diyl}(PTB7), and [6,6]-phenyl-C71-butyric acid methyl ester (PC71BM) as light absorber, a champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 9.15% for U-ZnO ETL based PSCs was obtained, which is 15% higher than that of the pure ZnO ETL based PSCs (7.76%). It was demonstrated that urea helps to passivate defects in ZnO ETL, resulting in enhanced exciton dissociation, suppressed charge recombination and efficient charge extraction efficiency. This work suggests that the utilization of the U-ZnO ETL offer promising potential for achieving highly efficient PSCs.
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- Zongtao Wang
- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Research Center of Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Research Center of Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Research Center of Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Research Center of Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Research Center of Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Research Center of Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, Research Center of Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Display and System Applications, Ministry of Education, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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Vohra V. Can Polymer Solar Cells Open the Path to Sustainable and Efficient Photovoltaic Windows Fabrication? CHEM REC 2018; 19:1166-1178. [DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201800072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Varun Vohra
- Department of Engineering ScienceUniversity of Electro-communications 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu City Tokyo 182-8585 Japan
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Huang W, Zhu B, Chang SY, Zhu S, Cheng P, Hsieh YT, Meng L, Wang R, Wang C, Zhu C, McNeill C, Wang M, Yang Y. High Mobility Indium Oxide Electron Transport Layer for an Efficient Charge Extraction and Optimized Nanomorphology in Organic Photovoltaics. NANO LETTERS 2018; 18:5805-5811. [PMID: 30075074 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b02452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The electron transport layer (ETL) plays an important role in determining the device efficiency of organic solar cells (OSCs). A rational design of an ETL for OSCs targets high charge extraction and induction of an optimized active layer morphology. In this Letter, a high mobility In2O3 synthesized via a solution-processed combustion reaction is successfully used as a universal ETL in an organic photovoltaic device. With the modification of a thin layer of polyethylenimine ethoxylated (PEIE), a device based on crystalline In2O3 outperforms its counterpart, ZnO, in both PBDTTT-EFT-based fullerene and nonfullerene systems. As ZnO is replaced by In2O3, the average efficiency increases from 9.5% to 10.5% for PBDTTT-EFT-PC71BM fullerene-based organic solar cells and also increases from 10.8% to 11.5% for PBDTTT-EFT-IEICO-4F nonfullerene-based organic solar cells, respectively. Morphological studies have unraveled the fact that the crystalline In2O3 ETL with highly aligned nanocrystallites has induced the crystallization of polymer into a preferential molecular packing that favors the charge transport across an active layer. From the photophysical study, it is found that charge extraction in the crystalline In2O3 device is significantly faster than in the ZnO device due to the higher mobility of In2O3 and optimized nanomorphology of the active layer.
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- Wenchao Huang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
- California NanoSystems Institute , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
- California NanoSystems Institute , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
- California NanoSystems Institute , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
- California NanoSystems Institute , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
- California NanoSystems Institute , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
- California NanoSystems Institute , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
- California NanoSystems Institute , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
- California NanoSystems Institute , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
- California NanoSystems Institute , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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- Advanced Light Source , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Monash University , Clayton , Victoria 3800 , Australia
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics , Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan 430070 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
- California NanoSystems Institute , University of California , Los Angeles , California 90095 , United States
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Carlino TM, Hu Q, Scott AM. Aggregate-Induced Self-Assembly and Ultrafast Dynamics of Light-Harvesting D-A-A Polymorphs. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 39:e1800391. [PMID: 30073723 DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Revised: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Organic dipolar molecules are an emerging class of light harvesters useful in electronic applications and have captured new urgency with the design and synthesis of new molecular structures for device testing. However, research has not evolved beyond the cyclical thin film preparation-device testing-chemical structural modification approach. Without an understanding of polymorphism, molecular photophysics at the interface or metastable morphologies that regulate charge carrier dynamics, it is not obvious a priori if a new molecular structure will produce a suitable thin film morphology for superior device performance without developing structure-function relationships that consider morphology and photophysics. Dipolar, light harvesting molecules are synthesized with a covalent, para-functionalized triphenylamine donor (D) and acceptor (A) in π-conjugated structures, D-A1 and D-A1 -A2 , that have previously achieved 9.6% power conversion efficiency in thermally evaporated organic solar cell devices with C70 . Solution processing and morphological manipulation are hypothesized to reduce ultrafast radiative charge recombination, unique to dipolar structures, that prevents full charge separation to the fullerene. The photophysics of the D-A interface using femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy is explained, and microscopy data reveal a newly discovered, supramolecular amorphous polymer metastable state presented as a transient absorption assisted strategy for photofunctional polymorph design.
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- Thomas M Carlino
- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA
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Song Y, Zhang C, Liu W, Li X, Long H, Wang K, Wang B, Lu P. High-efficiency energy transfer in perovskite heterostructures. OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 26:18448-18456. [PMID: 30114024 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.018448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Here, we report the energy transfer in (PEA)2PbI4/MAPbBr3 perovskite heterostructures. Under two-photon excitation, the photoluminescence (PL) emission of the (PEA)2PbI4 flake is nearly completely quenched, while that of the MAPbBr3 microplate is greatly increased (6.5 folds higher) in the heterostructure. The opposite variation character of the PL emissions is attributed to the radiative energy transfer from the (PEA)2PbI4 flake to the MAPbBr3 microplate. The radiative energy transfer occurs on an ultrafast timescale with a high efficiency (~100%). In addition, a strongly thickness- and wavelength-dependent interlayer interaction is observed under one-photon excitation. This work advocates great promise for revealing the interlayer interaction of perovskite heterostructures and developing high-performance optoelectronic devices.
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Cheng P, Wang J, Zhang Q, Huang W, Zhu J, Wang R, Chang SY, Sun P, Meng L, Zhao H, Cheng HW, Huang T, Liu Y, Wang C, Zhu C, You W, Zhan X, Yang Y. Unique Energy Alignments of a Ternary Material System toward High-Performance Organic Photovoltaics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1801501. [PMID: 29782685 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201801501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Incorporating narrow-bandgap near-infrared absorbers as the third component in a donor/acceptor binary blend is a new strategy to improve the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic photovoltaics (OPV). However, there are two main restrictions: potential charge recombination in the narrow-gap material and miscompatibility between each component. The optimized design is to employ a third component (structurally similar to the donor or acceptor) with a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy level similar to the acceptor and a highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy level similar to the donor. In this design, enhanced absorption of the active layer and enhanced charge transfer can be realized without breaking the optimized morphology of the active layer. Herein, in order to realize this design, two new narrow-bandgap nonfullerene acceptors with suitable energy levels and chemical structures are designed, synthesized, and employed as the third component in the donor/acceptor binary blend, which boosts the PCE of OPV to 11.6%.
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- Pei Cheng
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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